Kingdom of Mapungubwe
The Kingdom of Mapungubwe was an ancient state located at the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers in present day South Africa, south of Great Zimbabwe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mapungubwe National Park.
Mapungubwe National Park
Mapungubwe National Park is in Limpopo, South Africa. It's inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and is a part of the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area.
Kingdom of Mapungubwe
- Type: Area
- Description: 1075–1220) pre-colonial state in Southern Africa located at the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers, south of Great Zimbabwe
- Categories: kingdom and historical country
- Location: South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Kingdom of Mapungubwe” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Die Koninkryk van Mapungubwe”
- Afrikaans: “Mapungubwe”
- Arabic: “مملكة مابونغوبوي”
- Azerbaijani: “Mapunqubve krallığı”
- Chinese: “马蓬古布韦”
- Czech: “Království Mapungubwe”
- Dutch: “Koninkrijk Mapungubwe”
- Georgian: “მაპუნგუბვეს სამეფო”
- German: “Königreich Mapungubwe”
- Hausa: “Masarautar Mapungubwe”
- Hebrew: “מפונגובווה”
- Indonesian: “Kerajaan Mapungubwe”
- Irish: “Ríocht Mapungubwe”
- Japanese: “マプングブエ”
- Korean: “마풍구브웨 왕국”
- Maltese: “Renju ta‘ Mapungubwe”
- Maltese: “Renju ta’ Mapungubwe”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Mapungubwe”
- Portuguese: “Monarquia de Mapungubwe”
- Shona: “Mapungubwe”
- Swedish: “Kungariket Mapungubwe”
- Tumbuka: “Ufumu wa Mapungubwe”
- Turkish: “Mapungubwe Krallığı”
- Ukrainian: “Мапунгубве”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maramani Tribal Trust Land and Northern Tuli Game Reserve.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kodiompe and Shashe River.
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